E-waste toxins polluting Ghana
Burning toxic electronic waste fills the air of Ghana’s capital city with dangerous and nauseating dioxins.
Source: theecologist.org
Burning toxic electronic waste fills the air of Ghana’s capital city with dangerous and nauseating dioxins.
Source: theecologist.org
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